Have you been to Detroit lately? There’s a lot going on and people are noticing. Detroit has been named to Time Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places of 2022. Detroit spent decades on much different lists, often known worldwide as the very definition of urban decay. But times are changing and the world is taking note.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said, “It’s gratifying that TIME has recognized what Detroiters always have known: that Detroit is a great city with an extraordinary history.”
Duggan said, “We still have work to do, but Detroit is in the midst of a real rebirth – one that many had thought was impossible just a few years ago.”
Duggan credited the city residents and employees, as well as the support of the business and philanthropic community, for the reinvestment that began in the downtown core and spread to neighborhoods across the city.
He said, “Opportunity is more abundant and equitable today than at perhaps any time in our city’s history. All of this adds up to more people seeing Detroit as a great place to live, work, visit and invest in.”
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
